TY - BOOK ID - 137693618 TI - Gerioperative nursing care : principles and practices of surgical care for the older adult AU - Shippee-Rice, Raelene V. AU - Fetzer, Susan J. AU - Long, Jennifer V. PY - 2012 SN - 1782681256 128339507X 9786613395078 0826104711 PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Geriatric nursing. KW - Operating room nursing. KW - Aging KW - Physiological aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137693618 AB - This timely volume introduces gerioperative care, a new model of surgical care for the elderly designed to improve surgical outcomes and prevent complications through a focus on communication and relationship-centered care. It is the only book to specifically address the care of older adults undergoing surgery, providing practitioners with critical, practical, and theoretical information from the initial decision to have surgery through the first follow-up visit post-discharge. The text includes the anatomy and physiology of aging, preoperative care, intraoperative and post-anesthesia care, po ER -